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ECONOMIC STRENGTH NEEDED IN ORIENT, TOURING GROUP SAYS
Situation in SE Asia worsening
Bangkok, February 5,
A deteriorating situation in South East Asia confronts American diplomats who will sit down here on February 13 Cathair widely befelded pulley conference.
Some pessimistic observers say when the conferees examine their wards they will Rnd the Western powers are holding a losing hand in the game with communism in this part of the world—unless the wards are played more skillfully.
Ú. 15. Roving Ambassador
·Philip Jessup, after a tour of the Far East, will bring the latest information und impressions.
Manila, February 6.
Leaders of the Scattle Chamber of Commarco,
on their friendship tour, said today that thom Orient must be made strong economically if the United States is to retain its prestige, and democracy is to flourish in this part of the world. Members of the delegation, nearing the end of a
-one-month-trip, said-in-an-interview...that they found excellent prospects for trade with Japan, Korea and the Philippines but em- phosised that trade must be on the basis of mutual advantage..
"We cannot continue to sell to, the Philippines sufflelent help to these countries unless We o ward rebuilding: its productive
to bere burend was.mai 199. manager of the Seattle Chamber's "late" to remedy, that, “c world trade departipent, sald.
Sol G. Levy, chairman of the Chamber's tour, asitled that trade with the Far East must be over a "two way Inue of traffe und we have to keep it clear."
They opined that one of the Philippines biggest threats is in-
fiation.
Story predletel that Scattle would
Get a much bigger share [of the Philippine shipping frade in the future even though San Francisco port would continue to get the biggest portion.
Both advocated United States help for non-competing industries in Far Eastern countries. They
The Seattle delegation An sold all the three nations visited leaving on Wednestiny for Hono- since their trip begun on January
Julu where they will spend 15 are rich in possibilities (or such
several days before returning trade
home on February 15.—United
U. S. Ainbassadors from Korea, non-competing Ceylon, the Philippines, AustraAmerica, Ba, New Zealand and India and
with
mission chiefs from Salgon, Levy said, "People, out here Batavia, Singapore, Itangoon, want help-not charity. There is Pakistan and Hong Kong will at no use preaching to them. We tend the
expected to should tell mpeting,
Dem of their Dis last four days.
pportunities and show them how to make most of them. They need to produce more,"
Findings and recommendations wilt by rupan tenkte Hyper State Deparment to help deter- mine American policy in thu Orient.
But
onlookers same killed already say privately events are stacked so strongly in favour of Commanism In this area South of Chism that the Western powers. would do well to write all the area for the time being and pre- re for the day when democratic intheners might stand a chance of returning.
Must be limited
-Story-lated sea foods,. hard. wood, pearls
of and objects Japanese culture as the best possibilities for sale In the Anserican North West. He and Levy recognized that Japanese imports must be limited for some time to essential goɔɖo.
ang basis," Levy said.
"Japan must be put on a sus-
He said that the Japanese ure Most diplomats do not unti-more free now than ever in his-
#diroct vipate
Chinese
future Com-tory and that
relations munist army Invasion of South-with the United States depended ennt Asta. But huge Communist upon the Japanese youth being Chinese forces are on the Yunnin educated to the modern Western and Kwangtung borders of Burma trend of thought. and Indo-China and these obser- vers do not care to ignore the possibility of such an Invasion.
Call to youth
Levy said the Japanese have only one fear--that they will lose [General MucArthur,
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Chinese to be deported from P.T.
Manila, February 6. Eighteen Chinese, including four who were convicies o! spreading Communist propag- anda in Batangas Province schools, are to be deported tr Talpeh, Taiwan, today, "Manila Bulletin" snid:
the
The Governinent refused to ennfirm a "Bulletu" story which quoted Intelligence sources ย the Philippines armed forces as aying the Chinese would be put on board a Nationalist plane for Talwan
Chinese because other ports are closed.
Another 14 were convicted of crimes ranging from aiding the legal entry of other Chinese, to
murder. Their sentences hicludes deportation.
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7,-1950.
Marcel Bardiaux, a 30-year-old Frenchman trom Clermont Ferrand, Intenda to leave Paris In a 30-foot salling boat which he built himself and will talt alona round the world. His route, which wilf take him round both Cape Horn and the Cape of Good Hope, will cover 75,000 miles and he expects the voyage to last three years. Photo shows Marcal Bardiaux with his little craft "Quatre Vents" (the Four Winds), on the Beine below the Alexandre 111 Bridge in Paris-(AP Photo).
Bidault due to fill vacancies
Paris, February 5.
The Prime Minister, M. Georgos Bidault, roshuf- fling his Cabinet after the rosignation of five Socialist Ministers on Friday, said tonight he hoped to fill the vacant posts tomorrow. Informed quarters here said that M. -Bidault was planning to replace the Socialists by members of his own Party, the Popular Republicans, and Radicals. He has no intention of asking Right-wing parties to join the new Cabinet, these sources said.
M. Bidault had a 10-minute dis- † Bidault is intending to divide the
M. cussion carlier today with five vacant posts between three
Radical members
Re. of the Popular Henri Queuille, former
pubilean movement
two Prime Minister.
Radicals-Reuter.
The Executive and Parliamen- The Chamber's leaders thought
tonight reaffirmed that their ab- of the Socialist Party Meanwhile, Fud Mo-jo, lead-that the Japanese yen would be
sence from the
the Government did ing Cisiness leftist writer who stabilised in relation to the dol-
they not necessarily mean that lar by March 30, In also president of the "Com-
M. oppose this
would said they
Bidpult's gained mlitee of Defendars of the
from umelais in
Cabinet in Parliament.
do not intend Peace," today called. upon the impression.
"The Socialists General
ileud MacArthur's youth of South East Asla 10
to give up the battle which they their quarters, rho up and overthrow
have led together with Korea Levy said governments in order to contri-
mendous prospects for external
They
is competing with
foreign markets,"
offers tre-
Japun
for
bute toward world lasting peace.trade although in some respects The call was issued over Peking Radio to mark the observation of Laternational Day of Strugglo Against Colonial Regimen "on February 21.
Kuo told his "Dear young friends" that the Chinese people salute the heroic youths and atu- dents who are "lighting against for their national He urged them to all patriotic young people and closely unite with all anti- Imperialist forces..
In order finally to overthrow the теле tionary rule of the Imperialists and their lackeys."
The appeal sald the youths should support the more than 10,- 000,000 Chinese living in Malaya, the Philippines, Slam, Australia and Vietnam who are suffering "discrimination, maltreatment and killing by the imperialists and their Jackoys-United Press,
out that Koren Is
pointed out already-shuwing great progress, in the production of textlics, sen foods, rice, hard cool and furs.
He said that luck of shipping and political division are the big handicaps which Когда must
overcome. In the case of the former, the Chumber delegates said they are arranging for a ship to call at a Korean port to give that country a highway to the rest of the world,
He said Korea has been slow to realise its tourist trade oppor- tunities.
Temporary halt
Philippines clvit and military authorities are debating a plan to, force the registration of all aliens in the Islands in an effort to discover illegal entrance, par. ticularly Chinese who are known
all Re-
to have innded in large numbers publicans and the Democrats", a
without passports or with Illegal-resolution sald. 13 issuce
papers, Assoclated Press,
Fire sweeps city in Philippines
"We do not belong to those who desert the battlefield in difficult
moments."
Success soon
and
Yacht with
Churchill takes the back seat
Leeds, February 5.
Mr. Winston Churchill's visit barely modo a dent into this city's current rage—football.
The leader of the Conservativo Party and the, Labour Govern- ment's Deputy Prime Minister Herbert Morrison picked a dif- cull time tą make their campaign appeals here for the February 23 *election.
Mr
Churchill's speech on Saturday drew about 7,000 inside and outside the Town Hall in Victoria Square.
A football game of Leeds Uall- ed team, at the same time, was Lwalitul but least thres tinch
United that inany, · The Leeds irst team was away from home ucating Coventry 4 to 0. Logging all season, it has recently, come to life and aroused rabid TC- ponse of the town's sportsmen,
In the pubs and clubs, fans replayed the games on Sunday, Mr. Churchill and Mr. Morrison were vogue figures.
"The election, that's days away yet," said one lanky Yorkshie mun as he lifted his tankard.
"But next Wednesday, our team gets another crack at the Cup Tic.
No audience
Mr. Morrison mads the La- bour Party's first speech of a broadcast aories from a studio without audience here on Saturday night. Ho, is' apaak- Ing three times today and hai more speaking 'dates for Mon- day at Labour Party meetings In this district.
It is difficult to tell just what Impact Mr. Churchill's and Mor rian's visits have had.
Political observers here bolleve a majority of the people already have made up their mind how they will cast their ballot. And for that reason, they say politics is not a lively topic of general discussion.
Most of the undecideds appear. ed to be of the middle class.
"Most of us are Liberals slight- ly to the left at heart," one of them said, "but we are beginning to wonder what eventually will happen to us.”
Leeds had five Labour and one Conservative MPs in the last
Of
German crew Parliament. Under redistribution,
in England
Southampton, February 5,
The 230-ton British motor yacht, My Evangeline, whose owner paid off his British crew in Bremerhaven and hired 11 Germans, arrived at
- After the meeting with M Southampton today to pre- Bidault, M. Queuille told repare for a voyage to Malta porters that he was convinced and the West Indies. that the French Premier would succeed.
The owner, Mr. Frederick Sydney Cotton, aged 34, describ- Radical support is indispened as a company director, visited sable to the proposed Centre: the yacht when she arrived and Right combination which will told newspapermen: "This Ger face the text of a vote or con man crew really works and are fidence in the National Assem no trouble at all. There is won bly on Tuesday.
them. derful discipline among if you told one to jump over- board at seven in the morning you could wait for the splash!"
The chief dificulty in calising Radieni aid is a bill re-establish- ing free collective bargaining over wages. The Radicals object to 1 as virtually authorising political
strikes,
Manila, February 6. Six hundred persons were homeless after fire rage through the Eastern section of Cabanatuan, capital of Nueva Ecija province, for several Hours last night,
Story and Levy both sald
Shortly after the blaze started that Philippine import and it. 7 p.m., residents of other parts exchange controla have brought of the city were thrown into the Philippine trade to a tem- pante when a large quantity of porary halt
but agreed that
The Socialists withdrew small
Grins ammunition in
M. -Bidault's 14-week-old Coall such conrols are necessary and Constabulary warehouse begun should be encouraged for the exploding.
that tion after disagreement over the Many feared benefit of the nation's economy. Hukbalahaps, who roam the hills scope of a bonus to be paid to low and intended to Just outside the city, were mak-wage carners
tide them over until the bill was passed.
The Communists and Socialists support the bill.
from
Mr. Colton suld he did not try to get a. British crew because all the best seamen were ongaged.
He said that there were two former U-boat .commanders among the crew but refused to "I do not divulge their want them pestered, he said. The war is over and we should not blame all the Germans."
After cruising in the Mediler- ranean Mr. Colton will go to the West Indies, where he said he hoped to complete some business and bad a factory in view. potential. Levy said, "Britain, Firemen sald the Games ap- offered, the Ministry, of the In- Ho Is the second British yacht reported with its 50,000,000 is in a pitiful parently started in a small house terior to M. Queuille who is hold owner who had been Hundreds of Spanish pll-with its 10,000,000."
state compared to the Philippines with a thatched root and spreading the post of Deputy Premier recently to have taken on a der-
rapidly. More than 100 homes in the present Government.
man crew. The other is Mr. R. grims were among the groups
There was no The visitors thought that the were destroyed
M. Queuille has not yet replied W. Rickett, a Anancier whose respects cellmate of damage, Associated to the invitation, It was stated.. kotch, Sylvia, is lying off Ham-
These sources added that Mbic, Hampshire-Reuter.
Beatification of Spanish nun
Vatican City, February 5.
Levy thought that the Philiping a "raid.
pines has nothing to worry about
in the long run because of its No injuries were reported. natural wealth and productive
that thronged St. Peter's United States in some Basilica today for the beatiflen-missed the boat in falling to give Press. tion of a Spanish nun, Marla Desolata Torres.
It was the second beatification ceremony of the Catholic Church's 25th Holy Year. The first was that of the Roman priest, Vincenzo Pallotti, Last month.
Thousands of electric candles in the crimson-draped Basilica ilt up glant, tapestries depleting. miracies performed by the nun as: the Prefect of Vatican cero- monics read out the Papal letter announcing the beatification.
The Blessed is Maria Desolatá Torres Acosta who, with today's ceremony, has reached the first step towards being, proclalated asaint, was born in Madrid 'in 1826. When she was only 22, sho began working among the many sick and old people who lived in wretchel hul on the outskirts of Madrid: By the time she was 30′ ahe had founded the Institute of the Servants of Mary, devoted to the cause of the poor and the
Later today. well-informed
sources said that M. Bidault has
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